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1972 American blaxploitation film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hammer is a 1972 blaxploitation film directed by Bruce D. Clark. The film was released following the successes of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Shaft, notable 1971 films that popularized black cinema. It starred Fred Williamson as B.J. Hammer. Williamson went on to become a staple of the genre.
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Directed by | Bruce D. Clark |
Written by | Charles Eric Johnson |
Produced by | Al Adamson |
Starring | Fred Williamson Bernie Hamilton Vonetta McGee William Smith |
Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
Music by | Solomon Burke |
Production company | Essaness Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
B.J. Hammer is a boxer who rises up the ranks with help from the Mafia. However, Hammer does not realize that the help comes with a price: He is asked to throw a fight. Gangsters threaten to harm his girlfriend in an attempt to force him to go through with their plan. Hammer is forced to figure out a way to save his dignity and the life of his girlfriend when she is kidnapped by the gangsters.
The movie gained a positive reception.[1] "The Hammer" has become Williamson's official nickname, earned during his time playing professional football.[2] Williamson is also credited as playing "Hammer, the ladies man," in the 1980 martial arts film Fist of Fear, Touch of Death and as "The Hammer" in a 2006 direct-to-video release called Spaced Out.
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